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Jared Diamond Explores How Past Nations Have Handled ‘Upheaval’

Michael Hagerty

Posted on May 9, 2019 · The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Guns, Germs, and Steel talks about his latest book.

Tags collapse crisis Guns Germs and Steel history Jared Diamond Michael Hagerty politics Pulitzer Prize The Progressive Forum Upheaval

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